Liam Byrne’s tasteless words – no money left, good luck!
Posted by Ellee on May 18, 2010 in Politics, updates | 4 commentsQuote of the day:
On April 6th, the day that Gordon Brown called the election, Liam Byrne, wrote this email for his successor in the Treasury:
“Dear Chief Secretary, I’m afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck! Liam.”
He might regard those tasteless words as a joke, but his crass sentiment sums up the arrogance of Labour and why the country faces £6 billion of spending cuts.
Maalie, what a great idea, have a wonderful trip.
Ian, not all politicians are the same, and thankfully Conservatives can deal with this responsibly.
Frugal, too true.
We need to remember people of this remark whenever cuts cause misery – bearing in mind that £6b this year is not nearly enough to start dealing with Labour’s legacy – or whenever Byrne tries to resurrect his tawdry little career.
Just gives me another reason to continue in my unreserved contempt for virtually all politicians.
I thought that was a bit contemptuous too, Ellee.
Greetings from John Lennon airport, off for a week’s birdwatching in Austria (assuming that Vulcan doesn’t blow his top in the next couple of hours